January 18th, 2012 is the largest online protest in history, aimed at stopping the internet censorship bills, SOPA & PIPA. Find out who is participating and how you can contribute and help spread the word at SopaStrike.com
Or learn more about what the hell everyone is talking about at AmericanCensorship.org:
Be sure to check out @leahrkauffman‘s “Firewall” Remix
(Say NO to #SOPA and #Protect-IP)
Google (who has blacked out their logo in support of the Internet Strike on January 18th, 2012) has also started a petition to “End Piracy, Not Liberty” which you can sign here:
So on January 18th, Consider blacking out your web presence, but by no means go silent. Make your voices heard by contacting your government. Occupy the Internet using Facebook, Twitter and other social media with hashtags such as #sopa #sopastrike #stopsopa and others to tell everyone that they messed with the wrong geeks!
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